#156B56#156B56

#156B56 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.085 H 171.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156B56
RGB	rgb(21, 107, 86)
HSL	hsl(165, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(165, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 0%, 19.6%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.16, -30.05, 4.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.16, 30.43, 170.95°)
OKLab	oklab(47.34% -0.0843 0.0122)
OKLCH	oklch(47.34% 0.085 171.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.2458, 11.3458, 10.6104)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156B56 #6B152A

analogous

#156B2B #156B56 #15556B

triadic

#156B56 #56156B #6B5615

tetradic

#156B56 #2B156B #6B152A #556B15

square

#156B56 #2B156B #6B152A #556B15

split-complementary

#156B56 #6B1555 #6B2B15

monochromatic

#051A15 #0B382D #156B56 #1F9E7F #29D1A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#156B56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#156B56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156B56

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156B56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156B56	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676355

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5B57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156b56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 107, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.085 171.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#629685',
    500: '#156b56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156b56;
$custom-light: #629685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156b56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.349,
    "s": 67.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47343,
    "c": 0.08514,
    "h": 171.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156B56

secondary

#A23A53

accent

#3E68EA

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #156B56

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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